UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): NOVEMBER 9, 2005

                            LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                       0-20421                    84-1288730
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)         Identification No.)


                              12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
                            ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5400

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 9, 2005, Liberty Media Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release (the "Press Release") setting forth information, including financial
information regarding certain of its privately held assets, which supplements
the financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, which
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 9,
2005. The information included in the Press Release is not meant to serve as a
release of financial results of the Company. The Press Release also includes
certain guidance for 2005.

This Form 8-K and the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, insofar as
they disclose historical information regarding Liberty's results of operations
or financial condition for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, are being
furnished to the SEC under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.




                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 10, 2005

                                        LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER W. SHEAN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Christopher W. Shean
                                            Title: Senior Vice President
                                                     and Controller